And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Gill's Exposition
And I have heard of thee,.... That is, by the queen, which he repeats for the sake of observing what she had said of him, and which gave him encouragement to send for him:
that thou canst make…
Barnes' Notes
And I have heard of thee ... - Dan 5:11. Canst make interpretations - Margin, “interpret.” Chaldee, “interpret interpretations.” The meaning is, that he was skilled in interpreting or explaining…
Adam Clarke
Dissolve doubts - Untie knots - unbind what is bound. An expression used in the east to signify a judge of eminent wisdom and skill.
Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of…
Cambridge Bible
make better give(R.V.); lit. interpret.
dissolve doubts loose knots. See on Dan 5:5.
thou shalt be clothed with purple, &c. As Dan 5:5.
and rule as one of three in the kingdom See on Dan 5:5.